compaignable

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Middle English[edit]

Adjective[edit]

compaignable

  1. companionable; sociable
    • late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Shipman's Tale, The Canterbury Tales, line 1193-1194:
      [...] A wyf he hadde of excellent beautee,
      And compaignable and revelous was she,
      [...]
      [...] He had a wife of excellent beauty,
      And she was sociable and fond of revelry, [...]

References[edit]